Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

"Keira Knightley takes the helm (...) The actress becomes the movie's indisputable star. If this still isn't quite what it takes to strike pirate gold, it sails a lot closer to the wind than last time." 

"The good news first: Keith Richards totally rocks it playing pirate daddy to Johnny Depp’s Capt. (…) So what’s the bad news? Richards is onscreen for barely two minutes. The rest [is] (...) an overload of digital effects and shameless setups for 'Pirates 4' (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)" 

"Unlike last year's bloated sequel, at least possesses some semblance of a destination, making it slightly more coherent -- if no less numbing during the protracted finale." 

"The cannibals, coconuts and landlocked locations have been replaced by the high-seas high jinks that made the first film so enjoyable." 

"The viewer passes through confusion and boredom into a state of Buddhist passivity (...) Like all abstract art, 'At World's End' is best approached non-narratively, as an experience rather than a story" 

"It’s not a total shipwreck, but abandon hope all ye seeking a coherent, much less satisfying, narrative. Expect instead a reported $300 million worth of eye candy, delivered with enormous technical skill." 

"[It] ends up overloaded with characters and subplots (...) The players are all upstaged by the astonishing special effects, superior to those of earlier installments"